Ilion High School - Mirror Yearbook (Ilion, NY)

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TUONS FACULTY GAMES Once a year all the students at Ilion High School get a chance to release their pent-up emotions at their teachers. A packed gymnasium always wit- nesses the teachers' demonstrations of their athletic prowess in the faculty. With the basketball game, a squad of cheerleaders, and a volleyball game, everyone gets a chance to laugh at the antics or the costumes of at least one of their teachers-and it is all for a good cause, the Earl P. Watkins Me- morial Fund. PAINT NIGHT One night in June the Seniors turn their talents toward painting the town fthat is, the streets and sidewalks of the townj. The morning after paint night, initials can be seen almost anywhere in red, orange, purple, and white, not to mention gold and brown-a lasting token of the Seniors' stay at Ilion High School. DRESS-DOWN DAY Dress-down Day is a day of revelry for all of Ilion High School. Only the Seniors can come in costumes, but sometimes it is just as much fun to watch. Seniors in everything from diapers to Indian feathers mingle with the envi- ous underclassmen. This is the one time of the year when the administration of Ilion High School may be overrun by beatniks. SENIOR DAY The final assembly of each school year is the Senior Awards Assembly. Here athletic trophies are awarded, gifts are presented to the advisors and to the school. It is a time for the Senior Class to look back at their high school careers with perhaps a little nostalgia and to look forward to the future: a time for closing one life, but for beginning another.

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flllllltarllltll As we prepare to leave Ilion High School and our fleeting Senior year has all but slipped from our grasps, it is time to look back and remember a few of those things that add a special touch to our memories of the Ilion High School beyond the classrooms. It is a time for remembering tradi- tions-the traditions that become so integral a part of every graduating Senior class. HOMECOMING The big weekend in the fall is Homecoming. Student Council, the cheer- leaders, and the entire student body spend weeks of preparation, all for that last home football game. And then it all races past--the boy cheerlead- ers, the noon pep rally of Friday with the crowning of the Queen, the bonfire Friday night and the short sock hop afterwards, the parade to the game and the big Homecoming Dance on Saturday night. It is a time of excitement for everyone, but perhaps more important, it is a chance for alumni to relive a weekend in the spirit of youth. HERKIMER-ILION GAME By far the most important football game every year is the game with Herki- mer. Since its beginnings in 1920, the game has grown to its present stature as an annual classic. Records might as well be thrown to the wind when these two teams meet for the last contest of the gridiron season. Expeditions to capture and recapture mascots and dummies, pep rallies, and the certain secret magic behind this game all fire both teams to a peak. Anything can and does happen, and a victory against Herkimer often makes an otherwise gloomy season a success. CLASS GAMES After the basketball season and sectional competition are over, class unity again appears on the school scene. Preparation starts for class games. The Juniors and Seniors work feverishly on themes and costumes. The underdog Freshman and Junior teams always enter the games hoping for an upset over the Sophs and Seniors. Open houses follow the games, and, win or lose, they are al- ways lively.

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